Supporting Young People into Employment

Supporting young people
into employment
Jessica Stubbings - Education
Development Manager
Standards Learning and Effectiveness
Service
[email protected]
01323 463537
Introduction
 Policy drivers
 East Sussex County Council activities as
an employer
 Working in partnership to increase
apprenticeships
 Developing employability skills
Policy Drivers
• County Council’s Council Plan (2013/14):
• Improving life chances of people with learning disabilities by
supporting them to find and keep either voluntary or paid
employment;
• Improving the skills and qualifications of all children and adults to
help drive economic regeneration;
• Increasing the number of children that are in education, employment
or training until they are 18 years old
 Creating Futures Strategy: developing employability Skills 18-24
year olds
East Sussex Context:
• 76.9% of 16-18 year olds in learning
• 9.9% of 16-18 year olds that are not in education,
employment or training
• In 1999, around 12% of out of work benefit claimants were
aged under 25 years, but by 2012/13 they accounted for 16%
of all out of work benefits.
• East Sussex apprenticeship starts declined for 16-18s and 1924s in 2011/12 , -15% for 16-18 yr olds and -2% for 19-24 yr
olds.
• 19-24s increased by 12% regionally and 12.6% nationally
• Full year data for 2012/13 suggests that apprenticeship starts
are continuing to decrease for 16-18 year olds
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Apprenticeship scheme
Currently 17 apprenticeships, 14 in Children Services (business admin.
child care)and 3 in Highway Maintenance (civil engineering)
Encouraging schools to take on apprenticeships (business admin, ICT,
teaching assistants)
‘Employability and Skills through Procurement’ policy
10 apprentices (fostering, construction, fleet maintenance, business admin)
Chartwells, school catering offering 10 work placements and 40 level 2
Apprenticeships in Professional Cookery
Pathway to Employment project funded by Job Centre Plus
50 work placements for 18-24 yr olds claiming job seekers allowance
First placements in Highways, ICT, Libraries, Children Services
‘Work Pairing’ a 6 month paid work placement scheme matching young
people with employers’
Working in partnership to increase
apprenticeships
• Apprenticeship in East Sussex Strategy Group
• Identifying gaps and employer engagement
• Supported apprenticeship training association in
construction – TrAC
• Working with South East Apprenticeship
Company
• Increasing awareness in schools
• Grant from National Apprenticeship Service to
raise awareness of apprenticeships and support
young people to apply successfully
Developing Employability Skills
 Work Experience Team provide a
service to schools for 14-19 yr olds
 28 schools/academies, providing
placements for 2690 students
 Bespoke placements for students with
statement of educational needs
 Licence to run Project Search –
internship for learners with learning
difficulties and/or disabilities with
Sussex Downs College and local
hospital, from Sept 2014 for 12 young
people
Developing Employability Skills
 Inspiring the Future campaign
http://www.inspiringthefuture.org/
 Work Pairing and L’EARN programmes
 Employability Hubs – will offer a wide range of
services and provision for unemployed adults in
Eastbourne, ‘Hastings Works’ and rural Rother
• Employability and Enterprise Skills: workshop
provision for young adults, enterprise
workshops/activities in schools and colleges
• Development of the Council’s Employability and
Skills Strategy will provide strategic framework